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. 2017 Apr;129(4):750-751.
doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000001956.

Skin Preparation for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection After Cesarean Delivery: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Matthias Maiwald  1
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Skin Preparation for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection After Cesarean Delivery: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Matthias Maiwald. Obstet Gynecol. 2017 Apr.
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    Garry DJ, Ngai I, Bernstein PS, Judge NE. Garry DJ, et al. Obstet Gynecol. 2017 Apr;129(4):751. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000001957. Obstet Gynecol. 2017. PMID: 28333799 No abstract available.

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